Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-11-02
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am at my wits end
NV case Of razoTs is open
the bright blades, uudimued
undulled by use, virgin AS
from the cutters forge. lie I
hand; but my hand shrmk
last. the desperate stroke
health. money, q wife, chlldr
against them l well may bead
even, l may say, honor and
ished reputation, are not q
abandoned without "a strut
life and all the rest are mi
me by one misfortune, whlclI
have enabled me TO DvercumI
cism has availed to DISREGARD
i the courage, priest as / Al
strike the blow. and su.cIl
drop the mercIful curtain
pItiful farce of my eEIs-elee-|
see If penning the tale of 81
nerve my hand to end them
Yet the tale viii but novel
to laughter. My wI.e has 1
pOOhed me and urged Ye md
Of it," as well urge Jh9 ee- n
of sk-nning, or the ugtiJive
regard the kettle tied p ItS
then she is supported u1
and a good deal Of tue apte'-
ea.s cav l. .qNen, vis .-7Nm1
saJ al bsIf your compliant
noI ,lean never are satisfied " A
t'. teH 80 - regret and euvi
mOcEt. sat5 IA the possess
hairs anu gouty toes, they 4
can trifle with me as they pleI
l can scarcely bear to N
secret to those who DO not
and it, but l must. Ny cur
/, man OF 45, a husband.
Of a great lOut Of "a lad and
girl, a priest IN holy Ordei
bachelor Of divinity, have tht
figure. the voice, and the car
cherry checked boy of IL
may laugh, but none can KIND
endure till they have tried
consider. l look like nice
lower school boy, Ny cheeks
and smooth; my hair is y,
rough and plenty of il; my
slim, my back is fat; ! wa
sprlngy step; at times iuvoIl
run, and l believe / still couIl j
alto In my old school choir.
1t was not till after 1 Iei
that l became conscious Of
non. At college many of q
boys, and act Ike boys too.
was naturally the pleasant o
OF the college eight, and aItLl
men and barges gUfTawed prI,
l came down to the boats
Doys from the towpath MIN
snrlll, imperative voice. -ti
petted and popular. as cox is
OF his Office, and l was uapp
carried me SHOULDER high II
quad and Faaced me on tEe
'WlnOs' to pipe my treble SO
Z l felt Ike a titmouse h
giants Of my crew, 1 was but
my steersman's mission. r
eeed' were golden DAYS. BUt
III. .-Lle l announced a deterr0I,
"a, .SAe orders, trouble grew ur
~, .e. tutors said they doui
nuould have "enough influence
s.' men' to whom I applied n
80 ened skeptical of nv "seri,
oL onu when l called on the .,
onsplaln ors to the blshoD of m
,be u explained the object of
srs,, sne good man looked puzz
1l smiled kindly and asked wTrI- M
bo,. bo,nt de zele ar ifI didn5t hi
bter bSetter have not troUbIaI 81 ~
a,ll n,ln I'll l was within me- ~
or5I-s T Instance of the earliest
was "a ~ d. IAaJ I'D
loo7 AT that time, indeed
IbSUEed boH;eSd boyish; but then T If
! Sisn, sI,l, and not being a vain
pes sase little critical studv fo
Stance; sin vanity is mot nv -
glooTn1i'u ~1u In those days I dfd :
ss.1tomily in the glass for tbe ,' II
sSSseCtlng sSs oL some hope, some nr' ~
Tbonnni, ~, indeed, for anv Other
nos n1Ough ! below the middle 80, be,,.,
viet;oSal vic : aSarf, aild as vet the -e.S ! !
itselfO itOn OF the truth had not
child,iIIppo upon me. 1 did not EB
howe,nIhe a front I presented = A.
lsb , v't, l obtained a curacv
,%nere We had a fine old .
eurstas ole choir, and $50
and 5is, ana, Ending nv vicsr n
settled N VIE posihFaly arectf +
forTsGts down to my WORK a., u
Within 4. 20 q happy and beDsir
There Ts'- has",esek Z week my hopes were -
left me neieil me q calamity WI
plrileN being. " OlEhbed 4
gerv r 1ad sal, jus. N@en ordained, an
lity Of 1pn Of the soIeL,''ity aud {
lnlshed 2 new position. NJ.
.bOut haIf : wedding in humbIe !
natlna I "I hdS hour was to elaps,
,OuntpIn n iindissoiubIgye geH To,li,a a subc
,aoy from the - d q very bemUsed
ns % Ia nv sue su9 piow tail. and wa
Which / y surplice for the se1 " :